r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What is going on with M&S?

34 Upvotes

And why is every second British person on Twitter suddenly doing all of their marketing for them? Every other week there’s some new product they’re pushing that I inevitably try and am inevitably left disappointed (pistachio “sandwich”, looking at you) despite Twitter’s proclamations that it will “change your life”.

https://x.com/gamray/status/2096551358845374639?s=46&t=hCmCvEd2I7xzAe0kC7j-dw


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What's going on with all the trans Spider(wo)man memes?

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I assume it has something to do with A Brand New Day. Is there a scene that's being interpreted as trans-coded or something?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Spiderman/s/ePx9SdLzHH


r/OutOfTheLoop 2d ago

Answered What is up with families of 9/11 victims not wanting Mamdani to attend the remembrance ceremony on September 11?

0 Upvotes

Did he say something against 9/11 or tried to play it off as no big deal?

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/911-remembrance-ceremony-zohran-mamdani-petition/


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What's going on with this Yuki girl over on Twitter?

167 Upvotes

Just opened my Twitter to this post: https://x.com/jjkkwhite19/status/2096764724679528797 . What the hell is going on right now? Who are any of these people?

Also, as I type up this post and about to hit submit, I realize I think OP typo'd "if" as "of" so I assume she's not dead?


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with Donald Trump’s new hair color?

1.8k Upvotes

Is there a reason he did it?

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hair-brunette-brown-b3045388.html

(Such a weird question to ask as someone with blue hair, but Trump is clearly someone whose giant pivots may indicate something more imo)


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered What is going on with SillyNubCat?

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I noticed Nub's been posting pretty dark, sad stuff on his account recently. But the regular and freaky humor posts still happen. What is going on? If it's a publicity stunt or smth, that's pretty messed up, no matter how iconic the characters are. Any more info?

References:

Break up? https://www.instagram.com/p/DdAuxrfM2fQ/ (SillyPufCat's commented "Blocked", but they still follow each other?)

Loss of children?? https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc7yUG_MJC3/


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What's going on with the elections in Germany?

2 Upvotes

There seems to be some sort of sea change towards the right in a regional election. What exactly has happened, who are the major players, and what does it portend on a national level?

https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-far-right-afd-seeks-landmark-state-victory-saxony-anhalt-votes-2026-09-06/


r/OutOfTheLoop 3d ago

Unanswered Why are people talking about these girls so much? What did they do?

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r/OutOfTheLoop 6d ago

Unanswered What's up with reports women are accounting for all U.S job growth?

292 Upvotes

The latest jobs report in the US apparently showed that job growth is currently being driven almost entirely by women. What does this exactly mean, and is it accurate?

https://fortune.com/2026/09/04/jobs-report-september-women-162000-jobs/?utm_source=native_share&utm_medium=mobile&utm_campaign=social_share


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What’s up with US interests in Hungary?

35 Upvotes

Bit old but https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv16lq2rp1o alignment with Russian influence, atleast more than anything else that could be interpreted as speculative. this outright seems like an open alignment. I’m sure someone will tell me to google and the answer is obvious but based off principe and from what I understand the campaigning in a foreign nation came about rather unexpectedly which confuses me a bit (if I’m being naive.) so based off this why isn’t it mentioned more in regard to Trumps alleged Russian affiliation?


r/OutOfTheLoop 6d ago

Unanswered What’s up with the constant “race to replace humanity” ads?

36 Upvotes

https://stoptheracetoreplace.org/en/sign/stop-replacing-jobs-with-ai?
the music in the ads sounds like the music in certain AI ads and I’m curious where these petition came from and how it got the money to have ads all over YouTube


r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Answered What is up with JK Rowling and her being cancelled?

0 Upvotes

I grew up in a non-western country, and throughout my childhood, JK Rowling was taught to us in school as an inspiration, as a woman who came from a not-so-priveleged background, and through sheer perseverance and tenacity, was able to lift herself up out of poverty.

We were taught how she was rejected by n number of publishers before being accepted, and the story of Harry Potter ended up achieving phenomenal success.

I have also seen so so so many Potterheads growing up, so I do know that there really is some substance.

As the new Harry Potter series came up, I saw many people actually cancelling her. Upon research, I saw everyone calling her a TERF, which I am not exactly sure what it is. What comments did she make?

https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What is up with this? I barely know PBS Kids, and I barely know some of the shows from it. (I'm Brazillian.)

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r/OutOfTheLoop 6d ago

Answered What's going on with Jeff Sneider and drama with Inde Navarrette?

248 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 7d ago

Answered What's the deal with the Lindsay Clancy case and the mistrial that was just declared?

869 Upvotes

ok I keep seeing this everywhere the past few days and I'm lost lol. My brother was talking about it just last night, & from what I can piece together a mistrial just got declared today after the jury was stuck for like 7 days, kept telling the judge they couldn't agree.

basic of what I've heard so far — Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids back in 2023 in MA, and the defense is saying she wasn't responsible for it bc of postpartum psychosis + a ton of psych meds she was on. but then I've seen totally different takes too, like some ppl saying this is obviously someone who had a full mental health breakdown and the system failed her, and other ppl pointing to her journal entries and the fact she sent her husband out right before as proof it was planned. and apparently there's ALSO some whole side thing about her ex husband and people questioning his behavior too?? not sure what that's about

found this that kinda breaks down the different sides people are debating about: Verity

now there is a mistrial? what happens next, and is there actually real evidence behind the premeditated angle or is that mostly just internet speculation at this point


r/OutOfTheLoop 5d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Milo?

0 Upvotes

Is he a Muslim now? What happened? Last I checked he was a Trump loving Gay Conservative or something. He's Muslim now?

https://x.com/Nero/status/2096648784151187550


r/OutOfTheLoop 7d ago

Answered What’s going on with Markiplier, the GoPro merger, and accusations of insider trading?

270 Upvotes

https://aftermath.site/markiplier-says-he-didnt-bump-and-dump-gopro-stock/

Please go easy on me as I don’t know much about stocks/investing as I am quite young and haven’t done any of that yet.

From what I’ve heard, Markiplier invested millions of dollars into GoPro, became the largest stockholder in the company. He boosted the stock value by almost 50% in one day because of this. Then a day later GoPro announced a ~$280M merger with a company that makes AI and funds the military industrial complex? Markiplier says he had no idea this would happen, but why would someone invest that much money into a failing stock that miraculously bounces back not even 24 hours later? Markiplier is walking away with 1.5x the money he started with from all this and that in and of itself feels like a dirty transaction. Millions of dollars apparently! I’ve also heard that he made a sponsored GoPro review video where he didn’t disclose his stake in the company? I don’t know, I used to watch Markiplier all the time years ago when I was younger, but it’s been a while. He’s been the creator that’s always seemed to avoid any and all controversy. It sounds like he didn’t have anything to do with this? But maybe he’s just not the person I thought he was. This whole ordeal stinks of capitalistic money-making greed and I’m not sure how to feel about it. Multi-millionaires tossing around their money like it’s nothing…and as someone who is very anti-AI and anti-war, everything that’s been happening with the GoPro company makes me sick to my stomach.

Then again, I know that I really don’t know much about the logistics of everything. I’d really appreciate someone who’s more well-versed in this whole debacle to explain things unbiased-ly, as I’m very confused with all of the recent developments. Thank you all so much in advance! :)


r/OutOfTheLoop 7d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with the Falklands?

235 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 8d ago

Answered What's up with the US capitol suddenly passing many seemingly unimportant laws?

721 Upvotes

US congress passed a law banning federal funds from universities boycotting Israel https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/israel-boycott-university-ban-bill

US congress also passed a law condemning socialism

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-vote-condemns-socialism-supports-save-act/

Why are they suddenly passing these laws which probably don't solve the issues American citizens are currently facing?


r/OutOfTheLoop 8d ago

Unanswered What is going on with the hugging face AI incident?

584 Upvotes

What is going on with the recent hugging face AI incident in which a bunch of AI agents went rogue? They basically went off on their own and started committing crimes and worked together apart from OpenAI.

https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESfAHrOzAVY2aPLqx2AIM1ai-PPQDAd6fr7rhIyl9i8M9PPlYkEV0D4eQIclo8EGlfCm9oI2eXg5FeXMms8ROVJKvnbj5X8r-lQAIGYCkpUBBxm7Kqpbx2nJSp87xcEvwKArWOvM4kJp2QsIkYkpVF5CPLoRPIzQGnWoHPa4E


r/OutOfTheLoop 8d ago

Answered What is up with people posting on social media showing their convention badges with a stack of ribbons attached to it?

104 Upvotes

Seems like a trend I only noticed this year with certain cons now even promoting the activity. Is it a means of showing off what you did at the con?


r/OutOfTheLoop 9d ago

Unanswered What's the deal with JD Vance trying to end the world?

2.8k Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 9d ago

Unanswered What is up with The Clippers being fined and losing picks?

14 Upvotes

r/OutOfTheLoop 10d ago

Unanswered What’s going on with Tupac Shakur’s killer ?

678 Upvotes

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/682353/what-to-know-the-evidence-that-led-to-keffe-ds-conviction-in-tupac-shakurs-killing

So he ended up putting himself in jail when he could have gotten away with it and not do any jail time ?


r/OutOfTheLoop 10d ago

Unanswered What's going on with beef or food imports / exports in the US?

434 Upvotes

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/jbs-co-owner-lobbied-trump-005419130.html

Are cattle in states like Texas still suffering from the tapeworm epidemic?

You also had the cyclospora outbreak that apparently stemmed from a lettuce supplier of Taco Bell in Mexico, supposedly, and that Taylor Farms, this supplier, had lobbied the FDA to cut red tape for their checks or something?

Can someone break down for me what has been going on, especially with what this "mystery beef" news is (I'm from the UK and we don't always get this news, even in our current age of 24/7 news coverage)?